“Set up by Snyder’s office to have private donors pay for some expenses associated with governing, the NERD Fund spent $713,727 on travel, meetings, management and legal bills in 2013 — a 20 percent increase from 2012 spending, records show.

“During its less than three years of existence, Snyder’s NERD Fund raised $2.19 million from undisclosed donors, according to 2011, 2012 and 2013 IRS records.”